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TUC Report of Congress 2014 370.46 KB Report of Congress 2014 The 146th Annual Trades Union Congress 7–10 September 2014, Liverpool 1 Contents General Council members 2014–2015 ...................................................................... 3 Section 1: Congress decisions ........................................................................................ 4 Part 1: Resolutions carried ............................................................................................................................ 5 Part 2: Motions lost ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Part 3: General Council statements ............................................................................................................ 40 Section 2: Keynote Speeches ....................................................................................... 43 Frances O’Grady ............................................................................................................................................ 44 Mohammad Taj ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Mark Carney ................................................................................................................................................. 50 Chuka Umunna MP ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Section 3: Unions and their delegates ........................................................................ 58 Section 4: Details of past Congresses .......................................................................... 70 Section 5: Members of the General Council, 1921-2014 ............................................ 74 2 General Council members 2014–2015 Sheila Bearcroft MBE Steve Gillan Sean McGovern John Smith GMB POA Unite Musicians’ Union Christine Blower Janice Godrich Lesley Mercer Liz Snape MBE National Union of Public and Commercial Chartered Society of UNISON Teachers Services Union Physiotherapy Michelle Stanistreet Mary Bousted John Hannett Gloria Mills CBE National Union of Association of Teachers Union of Shop, UNISON Journalists and Lecturers Distributive and Allied Steve Murphy Jane Stewart Workers Joanna Brown Union of Construction, Unite Society of Chiropodists Dave Harvey Allied Trades and Patricia Stuart and Podiatrists National Union of Technicians Unite Teachers Tony Burke Ged Nichols Niamh Sweeney Unite Billy Hayes Accord Association of Teachers Communication Jane Carolan Christine Payne and Lecturers Workers Union UNISON Equity Mohammad Taj Sally Hunt Gail Cartmail Dave Penman Unite University and College Unite FDA Union Chris Tansley Mike Clancy Peter Pinkney UNISON Karen Jennings Prospect National Union of Rail, UNISON Steve Turner Maritime and Transport Brian Cookson Unite Tony Kearns Workers NASUWT Communication Simon Weller Tim Poil Manuel Cortes Workers Union Associated Society of Nationwide Group Staff Transport Salaried Locomotive Engineers Chris Keates Union Staffs’ Association and Firemen NASUWT Dave Prentis Tony Dale Fiona Wilson Paul Kenny UNISON Union of Shop, Union of Shop, GMB Distributive and Allied Roy Rickhuss Distributive and Allied Workers Leslie Manasseh MBE Community Workers (chair) Mark Dickinson Malcolm Sage Tony Woodhouse Prospect Nautilus International GMB Unite Sue Mather Maria Exall Eddie Saville Matt Wrack Community Communication Hospital Consultants Fire Brigades’ Workers Union Fern McCaffrey and Specialists’ Union GMB Association Sue Ferns Frances O’Grady Prospect Paul McCarthy Mark Serwotka TUC General Secretary GMB Public and Commercial Larry Flanagan Services Union Educational Institute of Len McCluskey Scotland Unite Eleanor Smith UNISON 3 Section 1 Congress decisions Listed below are the decisions taken by the 2014 Trades Union Congress on the motions and amendments submitted by unions, together with the General Council statements adopted by Congress. The numbers given to resolutions and motions refer to their number in the Final Agenda, or to that of the Composite or Emergency Motion. 4 Section 1: Congress decisions Congress believes that attacks on pay, jobs, Part 1 working conditions and public services is not as Resolutions carried a result of immigrants but of government attacks, in line with their austerity agenda. Congress rejects the government’s racist 3 Child poverty and the cost of Immigration Bill which will significantly reduce education the right of appeal against deportation and Congress deplores the coalition government’s compels landlords, public and private sector ideologically driven economic and social policies staff to police the immigration status of tenants that have led to an unacceptable rise in child and service users. This undermines the right to poverty and homelessness since 2010. family life enshrined in the Human Rights Act. Congress further deplores the failure of the Congress applauds the work of Movement coalition government to secure progress Against Xenophobia (MAX) in opposing the towards meeting the national targets under the Immigration Bill. Child Poverty Act 2010 and notes that, instead: Congress calls on the TUC Race Relations i. levels of child poverty are set to increase Committee and affiliates to campaign in by over one million as a direct result of opposition to the Immigration Bill, to include: the policies of the coalition government i. calling on all constituency MPs to ii. many thousands of children are coming oppose the bill to school hungry because of the ii. calling on the Labour Party to give a coalition government’s welfare policies. commitment to repeal the Bill Congress is deeply concerned by research that iii. supporting and joining the MAX confirms that the cost of living crisis is impacting campaign on children and young people’s access to iv. opposing and dispelling myths and lies education. spread about migrants as part of wider Congress is further concerned by the coalition anti-austerity and anti-cuts campaigns. government’s reforms that give schools freedom TUC Black Workers’ Conference to apply financial charges for educational provision and ‘optional extras’, which is 15 Onshoring resulting in access to education increasingly Congress welcomes the increasing prevalence of being on the basis of parents’ ability to pay. onshoring – particularly in the textiles sector – Congress calls on the General Council to take with some studies indicating one in six UK urgent action to press the main political parties manufacturers intend to bring production back to make a manifesto commitment to: from overseas, far exceeding the number a. end child poverty by 2020 planning to move jobs abroad. Congress notes b. require all public sector bodies and the recent PwC report, which forecasts that bodies in receipt of public funding to onshoring could lead to the creation of up to advance equality for children and young 200,000 new UK jobs over the next decade. people from low-income backgrounds Congress further notes that a significant c. remove the freedom for state-funded proportion of these jobs are expected to be schools to charge for education and concentrated in manufacturing and some impose statutory standards on schools traditional industries such as textiles, and as charging for ‘optional extras’. such will make an important contribution to NASUWT rebalancing the economy away from financial services and London. 13 Immigration Bill Congress recognises that onshoring should Congress notes the positive contribution made present trade unions with huge opportunities in by migrant communities to the UK. It rejects the terms of organising new workplaces and supply myths and lies spread by the coalition chains and that trade unions must be ready to government and some media that has led to an organise effectively and represent these new increase in racist abuse and attacks. groups of workers. Congress acknowledges the paramount importance of ensuring these new 5 Section 1: Congress decisions jobs are good jobs; it remembers Rana Plaza and the sector taking the lead with our support.” jobs onshored must not undercut existing One of the BBC’s stated aims is to “advance employment or standards at work. Congress equal opportunities to diversify and develop our recognises that the General Council must workforce and our senior leaders so that they campaign for policies to encourage future better reflect our audiences.” onshoring but also, crucially, to ensure our Yet our stages and screens utterly fail to existing industries and jobs are sustainable and reflect the full diversity and gender balance of remain on our shores. the UK’s population and workforce. Therefore, Congress calls on the TUC to Congress welcomes ACE’s recent campaign for UK government policies that announcement that it will require equality support onshoring through sustainable monitoring of performer employment as part of employment, the promotion of UK industrial the funding process. It is incumbent upon all supply chains and increased investment in skills organisations subject to the Public Sector and Apprenticeships. Equality Duty and in receipt of large sums of Community public money to undertake equality monitoring. Congress believes that it is unacceptable that broadcasters have over the years failed to 16 British shipping undertake or transparently publish Congress reaffirms its opposition to the comprehensive on-screen
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